Brian Schatz
Democrat Senator, Hawaii
35 bills192 cosponsored$1.5M raised890 votes recorded
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Official biography
Congressional sourceEducation
- “Senator Schatz grew up in Honolulu and received his bachelor’s degree from Pomona College.” source
Public service
- “Brian Schatz is Hawai‘i's senior United States Senator.” source
- “Brian was sworn into the U.S. Senate on December 27, 2012.” source
- “Prior to his service in Congress, Senator Schatz was Hawai‘i’s Lieutenant Governor and served for eight years in the Hawai‘i State House of Representatives.” source
- “Senator Schatz serves as vice chair for the Indian Affairs Committee” source
Family
- “He is married to Linda Schatz, an architect. They have a son and a daughter.” source
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Legislation
S 5281cosponsor
A bill to amend the Consumer Product Safety Act to strike provisions relating to the maximum civil penalties for violations of product safety standards.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
S 5288sponsor
A bill to restore press access to the Pentagon, and for other purposes.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
S 5283cosponsor
A bill to end preventable maternal mortality, severe maternal morbidity, and maternal health disparities in the United States, and for other purposes.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
S 5317sponsor
A bill to enable schools serving grades 6 through 12 that are located in rural areas or that serve Native American students to remodel or build new facilities to provide STEM classrooms and laboratories and support high-speed internet, to establish a program to support the modernization, renovation, or repair of career and technical education facilities, and for other purposes.
Voting Record
253 yea627 nay10 missed
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Proceed to S. 5271
Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (52-46)
Confirmation: Todd Blanche, of Florida, to be Attorney General
Nomination Confirmed (50-49)
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Todd Blanche to be Attorney General
Cloture Motion Agreed to (50-49)
H.R. 6500, as amended
Bill Passed (90-6)
Official statements and press releases from Brian Schatz are archived, searchable, and updated daily at Capitol Releases, a companion project.
Campaign Finance
2026 cycle$1.5M
Small donors $55KLarge individual $993KPACs $346K
Spent $613KCash $2.5M
2024 cycle$525K
Small donors $34KLarge individual $285KPACs $127K
Spent $979KCash $1.7M
2022 cycle$2.5M
Small donors $165K
Top Contributors
ANTHROPIC$42K
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS$37K
FIRST HAWAIIAN BANK$19K
MATSON$15K
BLACKSTONE$11K
KKR$11K
COMCAST$10K
ARNOLD VENTURES$10K
CAPE$9K
THE DASCHLE GROUP$8K
Committees
Senate Committee on Appropriations
- Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies
- Department of Defense
- Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies
- Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies
- State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs
- Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies
Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
- Coast Guard, Maritime, and Fisheries
- Consumer Protection, Technology, and Data Privacy
- Surface Transportation, Freight, Pipelines, and Safety
- Telecommunications and Media
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
- East Asia, the Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy
- Europe and Regional Security Cooperation
- Multilateral International Development, Multilateral Institutions, and International Economic, Energy, and Environmental Policy
Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
vice chairSenate Select Committee on Ethics
Activity Timeline
LegislationVotes
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Proceed to S. 5271
nay2026-08-08
vote
Confirmation: Todd Blanche, of Florida, to be Attorney General
nay2026-08-08
vote
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Todd Blanche to be Attorney General
nay2026-08-08
vote
H.R. 6500, as amended
yea2026-08-08
vote
Motion to Table Budd Amdt. No. 6747
yeaService History
Senate2023-01-03, 2029-01-03Democrat
Senate2017-01-03, 2023-01-03Democrat
Senate2015-01-06, 2017-01-03Democrat
Senate2012-12-27, 2015-01-03Democrat
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- BillsTracked · 227
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- VotesTracked · 890
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- CommitteesTracked · 18
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- Campaign financeTracked · 7
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- Press releasesNot applicable
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